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Peter DeFazio: “I would suggest that any jobs created from this mining proposal will be to the detriment of the lives and livelihoods of…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
I would suggest that any jobs created from this mining proposal will be to the detriment of the lives and livelihoods of native Alaskans.
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Peter DeFazio
Democratic · Oregon

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Warns about the negative impact of mining jobs on native Alaskans.

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